Comments on: Full Page Zoom Is For Sissies http://ajaxian.com/archives/full-page-zoom-is-for-sissies Cleaning up the web with Ajax Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:39:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Schill http://ajaxian.com/archives/full-page-zoom-is-for-sissies/comment-page-1#comment-260748 Schill Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:14:50 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=3228#comment-260748 http://yahoo.com/ actually scales (width etc.) to font size changes quite nicely. Personally, I like to use font-size:76% on html/body to normalize font size, and then use EMs from there. http://yahoo.com/ actually scales (width etc.) to font size changes quite nicely. Personally, I like to use font-size:76% on html/body to normalize font size, and then use EMs from there.

]]> By: brianpeiris http://ajaxian.com/archives/full-page-zoom-is-for-sissies/comment-page-1#comment-260696 brianpeiris Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:08:42 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=3228#comment-260696 Maybe it's just my lack of knowledge about CSS etc. but http://www.ikea.com/us/en/ seems unbelievably fluid. Maybe it’s just my lack of knowledge about CSS etc. but http://www.ikea.com/us/en/ seems unbelievably fluid.

]]> By: lunaport http://ajaxian.com/archives/full-page-zoom-is-for-sissies/comment-page-1#comment-260683 lunaport Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:29:31 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=3228#comment-260683 Yes, if you’re constantly converting <code>em</code>s back into pixels, your CSS may become unmaintainable. But what happens as screen resolutions continue to grow, pixel density increases, and <a href="http://www.cabel.name/2007/01/apples-next-generation-themes.html" title="cabel.name: Apple's Next-Generation Themes" rel="nofollow">resolution-independent operating systems</a> become a reality? I’m hoping that pixels go the way of <a href="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F31.html" title="[2F31] A Star is Burns" rel="nofollow">rods and hogsheads</a>, and looking forward to doing all my web development in <code>em</code>s. Yes, if you’re constantly converting ems back into pixels, your CSS may become unmaintainable. But what happens as screen resolutions continue to grow, pixel density increases, and resolution-independent operating systems become a reality?

I’m hoping that pixels go the way of rods and hogsheads, and looking forward to doing all my web development in ems.

]]> By: Adrian http://ajaxian.com/archives/full-page-zoom-is-for-sissies/comment-page-1#comment-260673 Adrian Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:09:44 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=3228#comment-260673 I would like to see buttons with rounded corners a la ext2 made with background images and using only CSS that's em-based. I would like to see buttons with rounded corners a la ext2 made with background images and using only CSS that’s em-based.

]]> By: pkenoyer http://ajaxian.com/archives/full-page-zoom-is-for-sissies/comment-page-1#comment-260672 pkenoyer Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:56:53 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=3228#comment-260672 It would have been more impressive if they page had anything beyond just layout. It's mostly just plain text. How hard can it be to do em based layout with plain text! It would have been more impressive if they page had anything beyond just layout. It’s mostly just plain text. How hard can it be to do em based layout with plain text!

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